Question Bulk (batch) downloading of all cab libraries from Windows Catalog ?

[nntsystem]

How to mass (batch) download all cab driver libraries from the Windows Catalog from the search results for, for example, an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT graphics card

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
There is a next button and there are 5 pages in total

It is not known on which system I will install these graphics cards in the future, so I want to download drivers for Windows XP up to the latest Windows and for 32 and 64-bit systems.

Why did they divide the drivers into certain groups?
nVidia - Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210
NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA GeForce 210
nVidia - Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.3, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210
nVidia - Display, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210

It is not even clear which group to download drivers from, because each of these groups is divided into all operating systems, even server ones. To make it even more complicated, I need to multiply all of this by all the graphics cards found in the trash. For each graphics card, Windows Catalog drivers take up 20 to 50 GB. Even if I wanted to download only one driver for one system, it is not even clear which group to choose it from.

In the future, I would like to install these drivers on computers that do not have Internet access and I have several old graphics cards.

For example, for the GeForce GT 630 graphics card, there are drivers on the manufacturer's website for Windows 10, but in practice they do not want to install and only drivers from the Windows Catalog fit. The second disadvantage of the manufacturer's drivers is that they do not show the graphic card usage in percentage in the task manager because the drivers from the Windows Catalog are more compatible with Windows.

Are these drivers from softpedia?

https://drivers.softpedia.com/downloadTag/GeForce 210
are from the Windows Catalog and from which driver group are these drivers from softpedia

nVidia - Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210
NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA GeForce 210
nVidia - Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.3, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210
nVidia - Display, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210

Did ChatGPT answer this question correctly?

The differences between these categories may be somewhat subtle, but they have some significance:

nVidia - Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210: This category includes general drivers for the NVIDIA GeForce 210 graphics card. These may be basic drivers or generic drivers for older operating systems.

NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA GeForce 210: This category typically contains driver updates for the specific NVIDIA GeForce 210 graphics card. These are the latest driver versions that may include bug fixes, performance optimizations, and new features.

nVidia - Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.3, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210: These categories may refer to different versions

WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) driver model that is used in various versions of Windows. WDDM is often associated with support for advanced graphics features, so choosing the right version can be important for compatibility and performance.

nVidia - Display, Other hardware - NVIDIA GeForce 210: This category probably contains drivers directly related to displaying graphics on the screen. These may be drivers specific to display features such as multi-monitor support, image scaling, or color management.

In any case, if you are unsure which driver to choose, it is worth reviewing the descriptions or checking which one best suits your operating system and graphics card needs.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

How to mass (batch) download all cab driver libraries from the Windows Catalog from the search results for, for example, an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT graphics card...is not known on which system I will install these graphics cards in the future, so I want to download drivers for Windows XP up to the latest Windows and for 32 and 64-bit systems.

why exactly would you want to download every iteration of a single device driver all at once when you can just find and download the specific package when it is necessary?
even if only a single system out of many happens to be online you can easily download and transfer the necessary files to the necessary system.

Nvidia offers 9400 GT drivers for every OS from Windows XP > Windows 11.
and the GT 630 from XP > 11.

Nvidia Advanced Driver Search

Even if I wanted to download only one driver for one system, it is not even clear which group to choose it from.

the MS Catalog pages offer accurate descriptions of what each iteration of the drivers they offer were intended for.

if you don't understand the description just get the most basic version(usually the smallest package available) for the specific OS with the latest "Last Updated" date.